Q3 2018 – .eu Extension Records 173 187 New Registrations

EURid, the .eu and .ею registry manager, has released its Q3
2018 Progress Report on the status of the .eu and .ею extensions.

Highlights from Q3:

173 187 new domain name registrations were recorded;

Portugal leads the list of top growth countries at +11.0% growth;

14 ADR cases were filed;

The average renewal rate was 74%, down 8% since Q2;

Total registrations decreased from 3 790 450 at the end of Q2 to 3 747
879 at the end of Q3. This can be attributed to EURid’s ramped up
efforts towards tackling domain name abuse within the .eu domain name
space. Thus far in 2018, 36 336 abusive domain names have been
suspended, 11
760 of which were suspended in June of Q2 alone.

A major development from Q3 was the unveiling of the 2018
.eu Web Awards finalists. Overall, the nomination and voting period
for the 5th iteration of the .eu Web Awards tallied over 130
nominees with more than 9 500 votes. The finalists are invited to attend
the gala on 21 November 2018, where the winners will be announced.

EURid is the not-for-profit organisation that operates the .eu and .ею
top-level domains. EURid has been certified for the ISO27001 security
standard since 2013. EURid is also registered by the EU Eco-Management
and Audit Scheme (EMAS). EURid has its headquarters in Brussels
(Belgium), and regional offices in Pisa (Italy), Prague (the Czech
Republic) and Stockholm (Sweden). More information at: www.eurid.eu.